The early ancestors of Gray Wolves were a group of carnivores named the creodonts that roamed the northern hemisphere between 100 and 120 million years ago. About 55 million years ago, the creodonts ...

Anyone who has a dog, or has experienced losing one, knows the depth and uniqueness of ‘that special bond’, but why and when in the history of our planet, did this love affair between humans and dogs ...

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 35, No. 5 (September 2015), pp. 1-5 (5 pages) ...

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Projections of our future under climate change paint a picture of extreme weather and acidified oceans, a world many of today’s animals — including humans — may struggle, or fail, to survive. Yet ...

We here describe the first partial cranium of Hyaenodon leptorhynchus, the type species of the taxonomically diverse and widely distributed hypercarnivorous genus Hyaenodon (Hyaenodonta). The cranium ...

Beardogs lived on Earth between 37 and 9 million years ago, between the Upper Eocene and Upper Miocene. The jaw pieces of an Amphicyon frendens beardog. Source. The widespread belief that ...

1 Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 2 ...

With jaws equipped to tear the flesh from the bones of their prey, extinct carnivores known as "bear dogs" were powerful predators that prowled Asia, southern Africa, Europe and North America more ...

The discovery of a bear-dog fossil in France suggests that the ancient animal was more widely distributed around the world than previously thought. Despite their name, these bear-dog creatures were ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

A fossilised lower jawbone was recently discovered from the Pyrenees Mountain range in southern France that hints at the existence of a new species of Bear Dog. These powerful predators roamed the ...